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MED-EL FLEX Series Cochlear Implant Electrode Arrays

Also known as: FLEX Series, FLEX34, FLEXSOFT, FLEX28, FLEX26, FLEX24, FLEX20, FLEXtip

MED-EL

Primary source

Company

MED-EL

Program Type

Device

Modality

Cochlear/Auditory Implant

Stage

Marketed

Status

Marketed

Target Gene

—

Route / Mode

Implantable cochlear implant electrode array

Confidence

88%

Status Confidence

Status confirmed

Evidence Strength

Strong evidence

Last Reviewed

2026-06-10

Geography

United States, Europe, Global

Population

pediatric, adult, cochlear-implant, implantable-device, hearing-preservation

Trial IDs

Mechanism

Flexible cochlear implant electrode-array family used with MED-EL cochlear implants, designed for structure preservation, cochlear coverage, and atraumatic insertion across multiple array lengths.

Indications

Hearing Loss Sensorineural Hearing Loss Cochlear Implant

Notes

Adds product-level electrode-array coverage instead of relying only on the broad SYNCHRONY implant row and institution-led OTOPLAN/FLEX study records.

Evidence & Sources

2 structured sources

company

Supports: canonicalName, aliases, company, programType, modality, mechanism, status, route

IDs: FLEX34, FLEXSOFT, FLEX28, FLEX26, FLEX24, FLEX20

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company

Supports: aliases, mechanism, notes

IDs: FLEX Series, FLEXtip

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